Egyptian clock in ormolu and Griotte red marble, decorated w - Lot 404

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Egyptian clock in ormolu and Griotte red marble, decorated w - Lot 404
Egyptian clock in ormolu and Griotte red marble, decorated with a bare-chested Egyptian woman supporting the dial, surrounded by hieroglyphic columns surmounted by bulls' heads. The so-called "Thomas Hope" model. The dial with Roman numerals is signed by Joseph Dieudonné KINABLE, Palais Royal n°131, active between 1780 and 1825. Empire period. H_54 cm W_29.5 cm D_20.5 cm, faint restoration under the marble base. The good working order and condition of the movement are not guaranteed. Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, "Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXe Siècle", 1997, p. 380, pl. A, illustrating a similar example signed Caillouet in Paris. A similar model in antique brown patina, dated circa 1805, is in the collections of the Royal Pavillion in Brighton, the model by Thomas Hope.
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